SATINWOOD

satinwood, satinwood tree, Chloroxylon swietenia

(noun) East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood

satinwood

(noun) hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny luster; used for fine cabinetwork and tools

satinwood, West Indian satinwood, Zanthoxylum flavum

(noun) West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

satinwood (countable and uncountable, plural satinwoods)

Woody trees in family Rutaceae

Chloroxylon swietenia (Ceylon satinwood or East Indian satinwood)

Zanthoxylum flavum (Jamaican satinwood or West Indian satinwood).

Chloroxylon faho (Madagascar satinwood)

Murraya paniculata, from southeast Asia and Australia

Nematolepis squamea, from Australia

Wood used for crafting fine furniture, particularly for inlay and marquetry, from either Chloroxylon swietenia or Zanthoxylum flavum.

Source: Wiktionary

sat"in*wood`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: The hard, lemon-colored, fragrant wood of an East Indian tree (Chloroxylon Swietnia). It takes a lustrous finish, and is used in cabinetwork. The name is also given to the wood of a species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum Caribæum) growing in Florida and the West Indies.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition